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SN1 reaction
-good leaving group
-stable substrate, bulky Nu.
-favored in polar, protic solvents
-two steps (two transition states)
-rate=k[RX] ; first order kinetics
-racemic products
-rate limiting step is the first step = formation of the carbocation.
-stable substrate, bulky Nu.
-favored in polar, protic solvents
-two steps (two transition states)
-rate=k[RX] ; first order kinetics
-racemic products
-rate limiting step is the first step = formation of the carbocation.
